Doing anything for the first time ever is really hard. I recently helped plan a big event and as a content marketer…well…let’s just say it wasn’t my favorite task. That’s why the spirit in the sky created marketing templates. When you’re starting from scratch and you find a template. I know that I would be…
Instagram Promotions: How to Create One in Minutes + 3 Best Practices
Instagram marketing can be a hit or miss. Especially as you start implementing your social media strategy, it might take a while for your posts to start performing well. When it does, your first instinct is to figure out what worked well and replicate it in future posts – a great move. What you can…
7 [Non-Generic!] Customer Engagement Strategies & Examples
Whether I’m looking for a new couch for a move or a new coat for the fall, the first thing I do is crowdsource suggestions for companies that my friends and coworkers suggest. These recommendations from people I know are better than a Google search result because they’re already vetted, already trustworthy—and I’m not alone…
Social Commerce: What It Is & How to Use It in 2021
Recently, I set an iPhone time limit on my social media use to “45 minutes”. I figured 45 minutes would be more than enough. Almost an hour? In between working at HubSpot, catching up with friends, and attending exercise classes, I had no doubt 45 minutes would be plenty of social media consumption. Unfortunately, I…
Data-Driven Attribution as the New Default in Google Ads: What You Need to Know
When it comes to PPC, there is no one person who knows all the intricacies of every platform like the back of their hand. I’ll admit, as a seasoned Google Ads vet, attribution models has been my weak point in terms of expertise—up until recently. Google has yet again stirred the pot by releasing changes…
Thin Local Rankings: Why and How to Think Thick, Not High
Business owners, SEOs, and others refer to good local search rankings as high and bad rankings as low, but they don’t look at whether their rankings are thick or thin. If you just turn your head to the side 90 degrees, you’ll see weaknesses and opportunities you probably missed before. You’ll see ways to thicken…
New Changes to Google Ads Keyword Matching: What It Really Means
Google’s latest announcement may be the most confusing one yet. Not like it’s Display ad announcement where we’re left questioning why it was even announced and exactly what is different. But more so because it involves match types, which, between quotations and parentheses, exact matches and close variants, requires some brain gymnastics no matter how experienced…
Cannibalization
In today’s episode of Whiteboard Friday, Moz SEO expert Tom Capper walks you through cannibalization: what it is, how to identify it, and how to fix it.